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                      President Hu Jintao

• Vice President: Zeng Qinghong
• Prime Minister: Wen Jiabao
• Vice Prime Ministers: Huang Ju, Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan,
  Hui Liangyu
• State Councillors: Zhou Yongkang, Cao Gangchuan,
  Tang Jiaxuan, Chen Zhili, Hua Jianmin
• State Military Commission: Chairman: Jiang Zemin;
  Vice Chariman: Hu Jintao , Guo Boxiong, Cao Gangchuan; Committee Members: Xu Caihou, Liang Guanglie, Liao Xilong, Li Jinai.
            
  

  Ministry / Committee (Cabinet Level)	Chief
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Li Zhaoxing
  Ministry of National Defense	Cao Gangchuan
  State Development and Reform Commission	Ma Kai
  Ministry of Education	Zhouji
  Ministry of Science & Technology	Xu Guanhua
  Ministry of Commerce	Bo Xilai
  Ministry of Culture	Sun Jiazheng
  Ministry of Health	Wu Yi
  National Population & Family Planning Committee	Zhang Weiqing
  National Auditing Agency	Li Jinhua
  People's Bank of China	Zhou Xiaochuan
  Scientific & Technological Industry Committee of National Defense	Zhang Yunchuan
  National Nationalities Affairs Committee	Li Dezhu
  Ministry of Public Security	Zhou Yongkang
  Ministry of National Security	Xu Yongyue
  Ministry of Supervisory	Li Zhilun
  Ministry of Civil Administration	Li Xueju
  Ministry of Justice	Zhang Fusen
  Ministry of Finance	Jin Renqing
  Ministry of Personnel	Zhang Bolin
  Ministry of Labor and Social Security	Zheng Silin
  Ministry of National Land Resources	Tian Fengshan
  Ministry of Construction	Wang Guangtao
  Ministry of Railway	Liu Zhijun
  Ministry of Transportation	Zhang Chunxian
  Ministry of Information Industry	Wang Xudong
  Ministry of Water Conservancy	Wang Shucheng
  Ministry of Agriculture	Du Qinglin

• Chairman of the 10th NPC Standing Committee: Wu Bangguo
• Vice chairpersons of the 10th NPC Standing Committee: Wang Zhaoguo, Li Tieying, Ismail Amet, He Luli, Ding Shisun, Cheng Siwei , Xu Jialu, Jiang Zhenghua, Gu Xiulian, Raidi, Sheng Huaren, Lu Yongxiang, Uyunqimg, Han Qide, Fu Tieshan
• Secretary-general of the 10th NPC Standing Committee: Sheng Huaren
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• President of People's Republic of China

The President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China are elected by the National Peolpe's Congress. Their term of office is five years.

The President, in pursuance of the decisions of the National Peoples's Congress and its Standing Committee, promulgates statutes, appoints or removes the Premier and other members of the State Council, confers state medals and titles of honor, issues orders of special pardons, proclaims martial law, proclaims a state of war, issues mobilization orders, receives foreign diplomatic representatives on behalf of the People's Republic of China, appoints or recalls plenipotentiary representatives abroad, and ratifies or abrogates treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign states.

The Vice-President assists in the work of the President and may perform the functions and exercise that powers of the President as may be deputed by the President. In case the office of the President falls vacant, the Vice-President will succeed to the office of the President.

The current president is Hu Jintao

• The State Council and Local Governments

The State Council of the People's Republic of China, that is, the Central People's Government, is the highest state administrative organ. It enforces that laws and decisions formulated and approved by the National People's Congress and it s Standing Committee, to which it is responsible and accountable. Within the limits of its power and functions, it has the power to adopt necessary administrative measures and regulations, and issue orders.

The Premier takes overall responsibility for and directs the work of the State Council. He calls and presides over executive and plenary meetings of the State Council. Members of the executive meetings are the Premier, Vice-Premiers, State Councilors and the Secretary-General. Plenary meetings are attended by the Premier, Vice-Premiers, State Councilors, the Secretary-General, ministers in charge of ministries and commissions and the Auditor-General. Decisions on major issues concerning the work of the State Council must be discussed and approved either at the executive meetings or the plenary meetings of the State Council.

The State Council exercises unified leadership over the work of the ministries and commissions and the local governments at different levels. It directs and administers affairs of economy, finance, banking, commerce, education, science, culture, public health, physical culture, family planning, public security, urban and rural development, judicial administration and supervision. In addition it is responsible for the strengthening of national defense, and conducts foreign and civil affairs as well as affairs concerning the nationalities and overseas Chinese.